Abstract: Compositions and methods comprising rhenium are provided. In some embodiments, the rhenium compounds comprise a bidentate ligand. In some embodiments, the rhenium compounds are used in method for treating cancer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a task selector to receive an indication of a database task to be performed, wherein the database task includes a set of subtasks; a source selector to receive an indication of a source device to perform the set of subtasks, and to retrieve from the source device an indication of a processing environment currently available within the source device that includes an identity and version level of a database routine of the source device; and an instruction generator to determine a set of languages able to be interpreted by the database routine based on the identity and version level, select a language of the set of languages in which to generate instructions for each subtask based on the processing environment, and generate and transmit the instructions to the source device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to adhesive articles and particularly to adhesive articles comprising a reversible adhesive layer and a non-reversible adhesive layer. The adhesive article may further comprise a backing material. The adhesive article may further comprise a dressing material. Such adhesive articles may be particularly suitable for treatment of damaged sensitive tissue, for example wounds formed on a fragile skin.

Abstract: The invention provides an efficient method to treating a nutrient rich process water, such as municipal, agricultural, and/or farm water. The process water is treated by first extracting one or more P- and/or N-based ionic species from the process water with an extractant phase, resulting in an ion-loaded extractant phase; and then stripping one or more ionic species from the ion-loaded extractant phase to obtain a stripped extractant phase and useful concentrated ionic products. The stripped extractant phase is preferably recycled. A continuous flow treatment process is provided. The process is also capable of inactivating pathogens and reducing odors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen production module by an integrated reaction/separation process, and a hydrogen production reactor using the same, and more specifically, provides a hydrogen production apparatus which laminates a plurality of layered unit cells, is mounted in a pressure-resistant chamber, and can be operated at a high pressure, wherein the unit cell comprises a first modified catalyst, and a second modified catalyst opposite to a hydrogen separator. The hydrogen production module can produce hydrogen using a hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and an alcohol as sources. Particularly, all the modified catalysts are formed into a porous metal plate form, thereby maximizing the heat transfer effect necessary for reaction.

Abstract: A monolithic ultrasonic horn where the horn, backing, and pre-stress structures are combined in a single monolithic piece is disclosed. Pre-stress is applied by external flexure structures. The provision of the external flexures has numerous advantages including the elimination of the need for a pre-stress bolt. The removal of the pre-stress bolt eliminates potential internal electric discharge points in the actuator. In addition, it reduces the chances of mechanical failure in the actuator stacks that result from the free surface in the hole of conventional ring stacks. In addition, the removal of the stress bolt and the corresponding reduction in the overall number of parts reduces the overall complexity of the resulting ultrasonic horn actuator and simplifies the ease of the design, fabrication and integration of the actuator of the present invention into other structures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon dioxide adsorption and to a regeneration apparatus, and more particularly, to a carbon dioxide adsorption and to a regeneration apparatus which adsorb carbon by means of a carbon dioxide adsorption unit and allow the carbon dioxide to be separated from the adsorption unit so as to be reused by detecting if an adsorption state is saturated. To achieve the above mentioned purpose, the present invention includes: a case; the adsorption unit that is provided in the case so as to adsorb the carbon dioxide; and a control unit that controls the adsorption unit, wherein the adsorption unit has a hot wire than has a heating element, and an adsorption layer is coated with a carbon dioxide adsorbing agent outside the hot wire.

Abstract: A spin modulator with phase tuning means which comprises, a spin array which consists of m×n matrix spin-transfer torque oscillators, a selection control means which selectively operates the spin-transfer torque oscillators according to an operation condition of the spin array, and a phase tuning array which includes m×n matrix phase tuning means, wherein the m×n matrix phase tuning means tune a phase synchronization operation of the spin-transfer torque oscillators according to the operation condition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile face-to-face interaction monitoring device and method using the same and system including the same, for supporting accurate and efficient turn monitoring. One embodiment of the mobile face-to-face interaction monitoring device may comprise a conversation group detector for scanning mobile devices in a surrounding area and setting a conversation group, a turn detector for determining (conversational) turn using volume topography created based on sound signals detected in the mobile devices in the conversation group, and a meta-linguistic information processor for extracting meta-linguistic context of participants or interactants in the conversation group based on the turn. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: A filtration device including a base filtration material having openings for fluid flow there through and a filtration medium. The filtration medium includes a plurality of patterned nanofibers formed on the base filtration material. The filtration medium has a figure of merit greater than 30 kPa?1, where the figure of merit is given by ?Log (Pt)/?P, where Pt is the fractional penetration of a specific aerosol particle diameter and ?P is a pressure drop across the filtration medium corresponding to a face velocity of 5.3 cm/s and particle size of 0.3 microns.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for identifying subjects, including canine subjects, having an elevated risk of developing cancer or having an undiagnosed cancer. These subjects are identified based on the presence of germ-line allele(s) and markers and various somatic mutations.

Abstract: Provided is a thin, narrow tube for use in a biodegradable medical device formed from a round tube made of a magnesium material as the base material, in which a desired outer diameter and an inner diameter are provided with good precision over the entire region in a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction, and the length of biodegradation time can be controlled without changing a material composition. The thin, narrow tube is a thin, narrow tube of a biodegradable medical device, in which the thin, narrow tube is a round tube made of crystals containing magnesium (Mg) having a hexagonal crystal structure, and when the crystals forming the round tube are viewed in a round tube axis direction of the round tube, a hexagonal basal plane (0001) is oriented at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a circumferential direction perpendicular to a radial direction (a direction from an inner surface to an outer surface) of the round tube.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric protein formed by fusing a CPP containing a CPP-C domain in any of an FGF11, FGF12, FGF13, and FGF14 to an FGF1 or an FGF2, or DNA molecules that contain DNA sequences coding the FGF1 or the FGF2 and DNA sequences coding a CPP-C or vectors containing these DNA sequences. These chimeric protein, DNA molecules, or vectors can be used for a medicine or a method of treatment effective to a tissue on which an expression of an FGFR is low or becomes low due to any cause, a medicine or a method of treatment that can further dynamize bioactivity of the FGF1 or the FGF2 via the FGFR, or a medicine or a method of treatment that protects a stem cell against an influence from radiation exposure, a chemotherapy, or a similar treatment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an extracting agent for separating lithium isotopes and an organic extraction phase containing the extracting agent; the organic extraction phase easily enriches 7Li and achieves the separation of lithium isotopes. The present invention also discloses a high-efficiency method for separating lithium isotopes in an aqueous solution, in which the organic extraction phase of the present invention is used, said organic extraction phase being suitable for single-stage and multi-stage extraction processes.

Abstract: A device for separating non-ions from ions is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of electrodes positioned around a center axis of the device and having apertures therein through which the ions are transmitted. An inner diameter of the apertures varies in length. At least a portion of the center axis between the electrodes is non-linear.

Abstract: A wet-film particle impactor includes a housing, a nozzle, an impact surface and at least one water inlet. The housing defines a chamber therein and has an air outlet and a water outlet. The nozzle is disposed on the housing and has a plurality of through holes in communication with an air inlet and the chamber. The water inlet is formed on the impact surface for introducing water into the chamber. Whereby, the wet-film particle impactor is adapted to introduce the particle-containing air stream into the chamber sequentially via the air inlet and the through holes. The particles in the air stream are collected by the impact surface. The water introduced from the water inlet flushes the impact surface, carries the particles collected by the impact surface, and then exits the chamber via the water outlet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to beta-glucosidase that is mutated to have enhanced activity, and a method for producing bioethanol using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding beta-glucosidase that is mutated to have enhanced activity, beta-glucosidase expressed from the polynucleotide, an expression vector including the polynucleotide, a transformant that is transformed with the expression vector, a method for producing the mutated beta-glucosidase using the transformant, and a method for producing bioethanol using the transformant. The mutant beta-glucosidase of the present invention increases production of glucose much more than the conventional beta-glucosidase, and thus it can be widely used for economic production of bioethanol.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for securing security for a proximity service using a beacon signal transmitted by a beacon. A proximity service security system using a beacon includes the beacon configured to transmit a beacon signal while periodically changing identification information of the beacon signal and a server configured to verify validity of the beacon signal by receiving a validity check request signal for the beacon signal from a beacon receiver receiving the beacon signal and transmit a verification result to the beacon receiver.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for bi-directionally mining a manganese nodule. The apparatus includes a traveling device to travel in a predetermined traveling direction, collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, respectively, to collect the manganese nodule, and a control device to sense the traveling direction of the traveling device and to drive one of the collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, which is placed in the sensed traveling direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides pluripotent and multipotent stem cells, including embryonic stem cells, induced pluri-potent stem cells, adult stem cells and other progenitor cells, that have been modified to contain an inducible cancer-specific suicide gene construct that, upon induction, selectively kills stem- or progenitor-cell-derived cancerous cells without significant effect on healthy tissues or other (noncancerous) cells derived from such cells. This suicide gene construct expresses a dominant negative MYC-interfering protein (D-MIP) that acts as a tumor suppressor in cancer cells without significant deleterious effects on healthy cells and tissues. The suicide gene construct can also be used in gene therapies that produce cancers arising in association with the presence of the gene therapy vector and likewise discriminates between killing of cancerous cells and non-cancerous cells modified with a gene therapy vector.